Windows 10: Desktop Icon Color Change - Accessibility Option

Discus and support Desktop Icon Color Change - Accessibility Option in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hello tenforums, I hope you can help. A friend of mine who recently upgraded to Windows 10 is legally blind and is struggling with some... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by d2thomas, Aug 9, 2015.

  1. d2thomas Win User

    Desktop Icon Color Change - Accessibility Option


    Hello tenforums, I hope you can help.

    A friend of mine who recently upgraded to Windows 10 is legally blind and is struggling with some accessibility options. Here is what we are struggling with: We need to change the font color of desktop icons to black. Certain contrasts are more visible for some impairments and in this case, a yellow background with black bold icon text is the best condition.

    What I've tried:
    • Tried high contrast theme / mode
    • Tried to modify regedit based on a suggestion for 8.1 here.

    Where I've looked:
    • Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings - Advanced - Performance
    • Personalize - Change Desktop Icons
    • Personalize - Colors
    • Control Panel - Personalization
    • Display Settings
    • Themes - Theme Settings

    I was able to get the text black when using the white high contrast mode, but that option won't work. While it does change the icon text to black, it also takes over many other options that deliver a less than desirable contrast for the user. We originally were thinking we could start with the high contrast theme, save as another theme and then systematically roll back the changes we didn't like, leaving the black text. Does not work - when in high contrast mode it effectively locks out your ability to make certain changes.

    Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

    :)
     
    d2thomas, Aug 9, 2015
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  2. how do I change font color for desktop icons

    Umm this does not change the desktop Icon font, this only changes the Window pane color.

    I have a white background photo, and my desktop icon font color is also white, hence making them impossible to read.

    How do I change the Desktop Icons Font Color???
     
    xhefrxxhefrx, Aug 9, 2015
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  3. Font colors on desktop.

    Desktop Icon Font Color - How do I change the font color of the text that describes desktop icons in Windows 10??
     
    MikeHunter_RTT, Aug 9, 2015
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  4. DJG
    DJG Win User

    Desktop Icon Color Change - Accessibility Option

    I struggled with this for some time but I found a way. If you have the background set to picture, set it to Solid color. Chances are it's black by default. This is forcing a white font color regardless what you select for a picture. Change it to say orange, which will make the font color black. Now change the background back to picture, and you should have a black icon font color.
     
  5. Wow, DJG what an elegant solution - worked like a charm, no changing registries etc.
     
    AnneThackeray, Dec 2, 2015
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  6. DJG
    DJG Win User
    Thank you! Just a little pay forward - I certainly get a lot from this forum *Smile

    Happy Holidays!
     
  7. OldGuy Win User
    Just came across this post and it was exactly what I needed as well !

    Thanks.
     
    OldGuy, Mar 27, 2016
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  8. allie0311 Win User

    Desktop Icon Color Change - Accessibility Option

    Thank you, thank you, thank you DJG!!!

    Totally joined this forum just to be able to tell you that. *Biggrin
     
    allie0311, Mar 29, 2016
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  9. goofwear Win User
    WOW, Thank you I created wallpaper that has a lot o white in it and then today applies a windows 10 gold them and the desktop font color was stuck to white. Who would have though of trying the idea you had to come up with this fix.
     
    goofwear, Apr 12, 2016
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  10. MIKLO Win User
    Very cool thanks so much I been messing with this for some time so I really appreciate very much. I know this is an old thread but it is exactly what I needed to fix this problem, when someone shares what probably to them some time to figure out that's very cool so thanks again dude. *Smile
     
    MIKLO, Dec 14, 2017
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  11. DJG
    DJG Win User
    Glad I helped, all, I've gotten so much from this forum it's nice to give something back for a change. *Smile
     
  12. tom9940 Win User
    I just tried this and while the background was orange the icon text was black, but when I changed the orange back to a picture, the icon text returned to white. Nice job MS!
     
    tom9940, Feb 23, 2018
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  13. DJG
    DJG Win User

    Desktop Icon Color Change - Accessibility Option

    Did you try something more excessive, like white background? They might have changed the threshold, though orange still shows black font for me.
     
  14. Edwin New Member
    You need to turn off 'drop shadows' in advanced appearance settings...


    Desktop Icon Color Change - Accessibility Option [​IMG]
     
    Edwin, Feb 23, 2018
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  15. DJG
    DJG Win User
    Indeed!
     
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